diff --git a/boards/arduino/mkrzero/arduino_mkrzero.dts b/boards/arduino/mkrzero/arduino_mkrzero.dts
index 6a30c3be9d7..7b5b3ba8372 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/mkrzero/arduino_mkrzero.dts
+++ b/boards/arduino/mkrzero/arduino_mkrzero.dts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	clock-frequency = <48000000>;
 };
 
-&sercom0 {
+zephyr_i2c: &sercom0 {
 	status = "okay";
 	compatible = "atmel,sam0-i2c";
 	clock-frequency = <I2C_BITRATE_FAST>;
diff --git a/boards/arduino/nicla_sense_me/arduino_nicla_sense_me.dts b/boards/arduino/nicla_sense_me/arduino_nicla_sense_me.dts
index 52e376ed140..c3bdfea7702 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/nicla_sense_me/arduino_nicla_sense_me.dts
+++ b/boards/arduino/nicla_sense_me/arduino_nicla_sense_me.dts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 };
 
 /* I2C1 in datasheet */
-&i2c1 {
+zephyr_i2c: &i2c1 {
 	compatible = "nordic,nrf-twim";
 	/* Cannot be used together with spi1. */
 	status = "okay";
diff --git a/boards/arduino/nicla_vision/arduino_nicla_vision_stm32h747xx_m7.dts b/boards/arduino/nicla_vision/arduino_nicla_vision_stm32h747xx_m7.dts
index e9f39b173ae..56f34045aff 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/nicla_vision/arduino_nicla_vision_stm32h747xx_m7.dts
+++ b/boards/arduino/nicla_vision/arduino_nicla_vision_stm32h747xx_m7.dts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&i2c1 {
+zephyr_i2c: &i2c1 {
 	status = "disabled";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&i2c1_scl_pb8 &i2c1_sda_pb9>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
diff --git a/boards/arduino/portenta_h7/arduino_portenta_h7-common.dtsi b/boards/arduino/portenta_h7/arduino_portenta_h7-common.dtsi
index d7489b77d26..cb0ef9d1761 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/portenta_h7/arduino_portenta_h7-common.dtsi
+++ b/boards/arduino/portenta_h7/arduino_portenta_h7-common.dtsi
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 };
 
 /* I2C1 in datasheet */
-&i2c1 {
+zephyr_i2c: &i2c1 {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&i2c1_scl_pb6 &i2c1_sda_pb7>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	clock-frequency = <I2C_BITRATE_FAST>;
diff --git a/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi.overlay b/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi.overlay
index d102a016ced..8a6f987824b 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi.overlay
+++ b/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi.overlay
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
-qwiic_i2c: &iic0 {};
+zephyr_i2c: &iic0 {};
 arduino_i2c: &iic1 {};
 arduino_spi: &spi0 {};
diff --git a/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_buttons/arduino_modulino_buttons.overlay b/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_buttons/arduino_modulino_buttons.overlay
index 96c84cbfb43..10f47dbe529 100644
--- a/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_buttons/arduino_modulino_buttons.overlay
+++ b/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_buttons/arduino_modulino_buttons.overlay
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/input/input-event-codes.h>
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/led/led.h>
 
-&qwiic_i2c {
+&zephyr_i2c {
 	modulino-buttons@3e {
 		compatible = "i2c-device";
 		reg = <0x3e>;
diff --git a/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_smartleds/arduino_modulino_smartleds.overlay b/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_smartleds/arduino_modulino_smartleds.overlay
index 8873c1312bb..f7081719dfb 100644
--- a/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_smartleds/arduino_modulino_smartleds.overlay
+++ b/boards/shields/arduino_modulino_smartleds/arduino_modulino_smartleds.overlay
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&qwiic_i2c {
+&zephyr_i2c {
 	modulino_smartleds: modulino-smartleds@36 {
 		compatible = "arduino,modulino-smartleds";
 		reg = <0x36>;